[MARMAM] new publication on dolphin cognition

Aloha Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the publication of the following paper on the synergistic relationship of laboratory and field studies in the investigation of dolphin cognition and behavior. Pack, A. A. (2010). The synergy of laboratory and field studies of dolphin behavior

[MARMAM] New publication on body size assortative pairing of male and female humpback whales

Aloha colleagues, I am pleased to inform you of the publication of the following paper investigating the role of body size in the pairing of humpback whales into male-female dyads. If you are interested in obtaining an electronic pdf of this paper, please contact Adam Pack at University

[MARMAM] New publication on vessel collisions with humpback whales in Hawaiian waters

link https://archive.iwc.int/pages/search.php?search=%21collection15k= For further inquiries, please feel free to contact Marc Lammers at lamm...@hawaii.edu or Adam Pack at p...@hawaii.edu. Lammers, M.O., Pack, A. A, Lyman, E. G. Espiritu, L. (2013). Trends in collisions between vessels

[MARMAM] New Publication on Humpback Whale Song and Sad News on its Author Dr. Louis M. Herman

Aloha Colleagues, It is my honor to let you know that Dr. Louis M. Herman’s final solo paper entitled “The multiple functions of male song within the humpback whale (*Megaptera novaeangliae*) mating system: review, evaluation, and synthesis,” has just been published in an on-line early view form

[MARMAM] "Memories" publication on Dr. Louis M. Herman

ii 96720. Thank you. Wishing you all a very productive, peaceful, safe and happy new year. Mahalo, Adam Pack, A. A., Herman, E. Y. K., Baker, C. S., Bauer, G. B., Clapham, P. J., Connor, R. C., Craig, A. S., Forestell, P. H., Frankel, A. S., Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G., Hoffmann-Kuhnt, M., Mercad

[MARMAM] New paper on variations in habitat preferences by individual humpback whale mother-calf pairs in the Hawaiian breeding grounds

ng you all a wonderful holiday season. Best, Adam Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Craig, A. S., Spitz, S. S., Waterman, J. O., Herman, E. Y. K., Deakos, M. H., Hakala, S. & Lowe, C. (2017). Habitat preferences by individual humpback whale mothers in the Hawaiian breeding grounds vary with the age and size o

[MARMAM] New paper on habitat preferences by individually identified female humpback whales when with versus without a calf

of Marine Mammal Science. A full citation and abstract appear below. If you would like a pdf copy of this work, please email me at p...@hawaii.edu. Hoping you are all enjoying the spring season and that your year has been filled with good health, joy and peace. Best regards, Adam Pack, A. A., He

[MARMAM] New publication on received levels on a sound and movement tag on a singing humpback whale

. If you would like a pdf copy of the paper, you may contact either Alison Stimpert at astimp...@mlml.calstate.edu, or Marc Lammers at marc.lamm...@noaa.gov or Adam Pack at p...@hawaii.edu. We wish you all good health, safe spaces, much aloha, and peace. Stimpert, A. K., Lammers, M. O., Pack

[MARMAM] New Book Chapter on Dolphin Social Cognition

holiday season. Best, Adam Pack A. A. (2021). Dolphin Social Cognition. In: A. B. Kaufman, J. Call & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition (pp. 383-414). Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom. In 2006, Pack and Herman published a seminal article entitled &quo

[MARMAM] New Paper on diurnal increases in depths of humpback whale mother-calf pods off West Maui, Hawai’i

Aloha Colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to inform you about our paper "Diurnal increases in depths of humpback whale (*Megaptera novaeangliae*) mother-calf pods off West Maui, Hawai’i: A response to vessels?" just published in the journal *Marine Mammal Science*. Below, please find the

[MARMAM] New Publication on "Pregnancy Rate and Reproductive Hormones in Humpback Whale Blubber"

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of lead author Shannon Atkinson and co-authors Trevor Branch, Adam Pack, Jan Straley, Jon Moran, Chris Gabriele, Kendall Mashburn, Kelly Cates and Suzanne Yin, I am pleased to inform you about our new paper " Pregnancy rate and reproductive hormones in humpback